1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index d1f5e94c0..521b43d04 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int start_stop_daemon_main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (userspec) {
                 user_id = bb_strtou(userspec, NULL, 10);
                 if (errno)
-                        user_id = bb_xgetpwnam(userspec);
+                        user_id = xuname2uid(userspec);
         }
 
         if (opt & CTX_STOP) {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ int start_stop_daemon_main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (chuid) {
                 user_id = bb_strtou(chuid, NULL, 10);
                 if (errno)
-                        user_id = bb_xgetpwnam(chuid);
+                        user_id = xuname2uid(chuid);
                 xsetuid(user_id);
         }
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_START_STOP_DAEMON_FANCY